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Operations Technician - Day Shift

Sherwin-Williams

Bowling Green, KYFull-time$24.08/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$24.08/hr
Location
Bowling Green, KY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Operations Technician supports Sherwin-Williams’ manufacturing team by setting up, operating, and maintaining equipment to produce paint and coating products. The role includes handling materials, monitoring product quality and inventory, maintaining equipment and production records, and collaborating with other departments to complete orders. It is a full-time, on-site day-shift position with a 40-hour workweek.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Manufacturing Equipment OperationGauge MonitoringQuality MonitoringPackaging Equipment OperationMaterial Handling EquipmentIndustrial Batch Processing

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDMust Be 18+Legally Authorized to Work Without Sponsorship1 Year Manufacturing or Distribution Experience1 Year Gauge Monitoring Experience1 Year Machinery Operation Experience1 Year Quality Monitoring Experience1 Year Packaging Equipment Experience1 Year Material Handling Equipment Experience1 Year Industrial Batch Processing Experience

Full job description

Experience Required

1 years

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Compensation

$24.08 - $24.08 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

This position is an essential part of Sherwin's manufacturing team. This position is responsible for setting up, running, and maintaining manufacturing equipment to produce paint and coating products consistent with customer requirements. This position performs various manufacturing tasks as assigned and is responsible for maintaining a safe, clean, and productive working environment.

Additional Information:

Schedule: Day Shift: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off, 6:30 am to 7:00 pm

This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company's applicable plans.

Job duties include contact with other employees, operating heavy machinery, and access to proprietary information, raw materials, finished merchandise, and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and vendors.

Operate paint-making control systems and manufacturing equipment such as High-speed dispersers (HSDs), pumps, valves, robotics, filling machines, case packers, labelers, and forklifts, etc., in an efficient and safe manner

Load and unload trucks with raw materials and finished goods

Perform assigned manufacturing tasks

Monitor raw materials and finished goods for quality

Comply with policies and standard operating procedures

Keep equipment logs, perform minor repairs, and report breakdowns in a timely manner

Maintain production records and reporting as required

Collaborate with other departments to complete production orders on time

Monitor and replenish inventory of parts and supplies

Provide technical support and training to other team members

Contribute ideas to improve or optimize manufacturing procedures

Keep tools, equipment, and the work environment clean and organized daily

Minimum Requirements:

Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age

Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications:

Have at least one (1) year of experience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility

Have at least one (1) year of work experience monitoring gauges, dials, or other machinery indicators to ensure proper operation of machinery

Have at least one (1) year of work experience operating machinery in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment

Have at least one (1) year of work experience monitoring the quality of raw materials and/or finished goods

Have at least one (1) year of work experience operating packaging equipment such as robotics, filling machines, case packers, or labelers, etc.

Have at least one (1) year of work experience using material handling equipment (for example: forklifts (stand and sit), pallet jacks, hand trucks, order pickers, vacu-hoists, drum dollies, conveyor belts, etc.)

Have at least one (1) year of work experience mixing or blending raw materials and making a product in an industrial batch process

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Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, Inclusion and Diversity Supportive Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on r ace, color, r eligion, s ex, s exual orientation, gender identify, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor requesting priority referral of protected veterans.

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

2619948

How this job compares

Set against the 1,438 open Manufacturing Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$24.08/hr
  • US median$24–28/hr688 hourly ranges

This rate, $24.08/hr, is 9% below the US median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the middle half of Manufacturing Technician hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 26 open Manufacturing Technician jobs in Kentucky and 1,438 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
Experience
Manufacturing Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (799 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 735 of the 1,438 open Manufacturing Technician jobs (51%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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